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UNIVAC is
A) Universal Automatic Computer
B) Universal Array Computer
C) Unique Automatic Computer
D) Unvalued Automatic Computer
2. The basic operations performed by a computer are
A) Arithmetic operation
B) Logical operation
C) Storage and relative
D) All the above
3. The two major types of computer chips are
A) External memory chip
B) Primary memory chip
C) Microprocessor chip
D) Both b and c
4. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers
A) First Generation
B) Second Generation
C) Third Generation
D) Fourth Generation
5. What is the main difference between a mainframe and a super computer?
A) Super computer is much larger than mainframe computers
B) Super computers are much smaller than mainframe computers
C) Supercomputers are focused to execute few programs as fast as possible while
mainframe uses its power to execute as many programs concurrently
D) Supercomputers are focused to execute as many programs as possible while mainframe
uses its power to execute few programs as fast as possible.
6. ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character coding systems. What does EBCDIC
stand for?
A) Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
B) Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code
C) Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code
D) Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code
7. The brain of any computer system is
A) ALU
B) Memory
C) CPU
D) Control unit
8. Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on
A) tracks per inch of surface
B) bits per inch of tracks
C) disk pack in disk surface
D) All of above
9. The two kinds of main memory are:
A) Primary and secondary
B) Random and sequential
C) ROM and RAM
D) All of above
10. A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at
which the different units can handle data is
A) Memory
B) Buffer
C) Accumulator
D) Address
11. Computer is free from tiresome and boardoom. We call it
A) Accuracy
B) Reliability
C) Diligence
D) Versatility
12. Integrated Circuits (Ics) are related to which generation of computers?
A) First generation
B) Second generation
C) Third generation
D) Fourth generation
13. CD-ROM is a
A) Semiconductor memory
B) Memory register
C) Magnetic memory
D) None of above
14. A hybrid computer
A) Resembles digital computer
B) Resembles analogue computer
C) Resembles both a digital and analogue computer
D) None of the above
15. Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?
A) Minicomputers
B) Microcomputers
C) Mainframe computers
D) Super computer
16. The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from
A) Primary memory
B) Control section
C) External memory
D) Cache memory
17. Chief component of first generation computer was
A) Transistors
B) Vacuum Tubes and Valves
C) Integrated Circuits
D) None of above
18. To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use a/n
A) RGB monitor
B) Plotter
C) Ink-jet printer
D) Laser printer
19. What are the stages in the compilation process?
A) Feasibility study, system design and testing
B) Implementation and documentation
C) Lexical Analysis, syntax analysis, and code generation
D) None of the above
20. Which of the following IC was used in third generation of computers?
A) SSI
B) MSI
C) LSI
D) Both a and b
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21. The main electronic component used in first generation computers was
A) Transistors
B) Vacuum Tubes and Valves
C) Integrated Circuits
D) None of above
22. A dumb terminal has
A) an embedded microprocessor
B) extensive memory
C) independent processing capability
D) a keyboard and screen
23. One millisecond is
A) 1 second
B) 10th of a seconds
C) 1000th of a seconds
D) 10000th of a seconds
24. The output quality of a printer is measured by
A) Dot per sq. inch
B) Dot per inch
C) Dots printed per unit time
D) All of the above
25. Which of the following was a special purpose computer?
A) ABC
B) ENIAC
C) EDVAC
D) All of the above
26. What was the computer invented by Attanasoff and Clifford?
A) Mark I
B) ABC
C) Z3
D) None of above
27. Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?
A) Floppy Disk
B) Hard Disk
C) Compact Disk
D) Magneto Optic Disk
28. Which computer was considered the first electronic computer until 1973 when
court invalidated the patent?
A) ENIAC
B) MARK I
C) Z3
D) ABC
29. A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of
the microcomputer is known as
A) Path
B) Address bus
C) Route
D) All of the above
30. High density double sided floppy disks could store _____ of data
A) 1.40 MB
B) 1.44 GB
C) 1.40 GB
D) 1.44 MB
31. A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs
A) Dot matrix printer
B) Digital plotter
C) Line printer
D) All of the above
32. Which of the following is not an input device?
A) OCR
B) Optical scanners
C) Voice recognition device
D) COM (Computer Output to Microfilm)
33. The accuracy of the floating-point numbers representable in two 16-bit words of a
computer is approximately
A) 16 digits
B) 6 digits
C) 9 digits
D) All of above
34. In most of the IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drivers, memory, expansion slots and
active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of the board?
A) Motherboard
B) Daughterboard
C) Bredboard
D) Fatherboard
35. In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and active
components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of this board?
A) Motherboard
B) Breadboard
C) Daughter board
D) Grandmother board
36. Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for
A) Direct access
B) Sequential access
C) Both of above
D) None of above
37. A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is
known as
A) Pulse code modulation
B) Pulse stretcher
C) Query processing
D) Queue management
38. Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct?
A) It is an output device
B) It is an input device
C) It is a peripheral device
D) It is hardware item
39. A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for
A) Doing quick mathematical calculations
B) Input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data
C) Electronic data processing
D) Performing repetitive tasks accurately
40. When was vacuum tube invented?
A) 1900
B) 1906
C) 1910
D) 1880
41. Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction?
A) Laser printer
B) Ink jet printer
C) Plotter
D) Dot matrix printer
42. Computers with 80286 microprocessor is
A) XT computer
B) AT comptuers
C) PS/2 computer
D) None of above
43. An application suitable for sequential processing is
A) Processing of grades
B) Payroll processing
C) Both a and b
D) All of above
44. Which of the following is not processing?
A) arranging
B) manipulating
C) calculating
D) gathering
45. The digital computer was developed primarily in
A) USSR
B) Japan
C) USA
D) UK
46. Software in computer
A) Enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine
B) Increase the speed of central processing unit
C) Both of above
D) None of above
47. Todays computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was
changes in 1924. What was that name?
A) Tabulator Machine Co.
B) Computing Tabulating Recording Co.
C) The Tabulator Ltd.
D) International Computer Ltd.
48. Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to
provide the records disk address. What information does this address specify?
A) Track number
B) Sector number
C) Surface number
D) All of above
49. The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called
A) Sorting
B) Classifying
C) Reproducing
D) Summarizing
50. What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?
A) To produce result
B) To compare numbers
C) To control flow of information
D) To do maths works
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1. 1 byte = 8 bits
2. 1 mega byte = 1048576 bytes
3. 1 kilo byte = 1024 bytes
4. A combination of 16 bits are called word.
5. A terabyte = 1 trillion bytes
6. Our PC belongs to 4th generation
7. Fred Cohen coined the word computer virus
8. First computer virus was created in 1970 at Bell laboratories
9. WORM means Write Once Read Many
10. Power of a super computer is measured in FLOPS (Floating Point Operations per Second)
11. WWW/http: (hypertext transfer protocol) was created by Tim Burner Lee in 1992
12. Intel means Integrated Electronics
13. 1 worksheet contains 256 columns
14. G.W.Basic G.W stands for Gate Way
15. Super Computer was created by J.H.Van Tassel
16. CORBA is Common Object Request Broker Architecture
17. URL is Uniform or Universal Resource Locator
18. Intel invented RAM chip
19. Information stored on disk as series of bumps on its shiny side.
20. DVDs hold more information than CDs. They use smaller bumps and have two reflective layers
21. Recordable CDs do not have bumps. There are patches of color on disk to change the reflected
laser light
22. In 1951 Univac 1, the worlds first commercial computer was designed by John Mauchly and J.
Presper Eckert. They built ENIAC, the first electronic computer in 1946
23. In 1968 mainframe was built.
24. In 1976 first supercomputer the Cray-1 was developed
25. In 1981 IBM produce the IBM PC.
26. In 1998 IBM made quantum computer
27. Super computers uses parallel processing
28. In 1974, computer games were introduced.
29. PROM is the abbreviation of programmable read only memory
30. What was the worlds first high level programming language 1957: IBM FORTRAN
31. A JPEG is a picture file format what does JPEG stand for: Joint Photographic Experts Group
32. During World War II, IBM built the computers the Nazis used to manage their
death/concentration camps
33. Registers are temporary storage areas within the CPU.
34. First apple computer was built in garage.
35. The language of small talk is object oriented.
36. Shell is an operating environment.
37. Virtual memory is also known as virtual page.
38. NOS refer to operating systems for a network.
39. In EBCDIC each character is denoted by 8 bits.
40. Diodes are used in analog computer circuits as limiter.
41. Wetware stands for any organic intelligence.
42. GIGO stands for garbage in garbage out.
43. Application of flip-flap are counters, shift register and transfer register.
44. Bootstrap is associated with computer.
45. FORTRAN stands for formula translator.
46. A group of character that is termed as a single entity is called word.
47. Clip art is a computer prepared art.
48. Mark sensing is another term for OMR.
49. Authorization to make multiple software copies is called site licensing.
50. Antivirus is also known as vaccines.
51. Free software is also known as public domain software.
52. In computer DFD stands for Data Flow Diagram.
53. Cyber Space is called to Virtual world of the computer.
54. What does the sun in SUN Microsystems stand for Stanford University Network
55. What does Intel stand for- Integrated Electronics
56. All PCs have a BIOS what does bios stand for-Basic Input Output System
57. What is the common name for an integrated circuit A Chip
58. In WWW terms what does i.e. mean on a domain name-Ireland
59. What company introduced the first commercial minicomputer 65 DEC
60. Name the first web browser publicly available NCSA Mosaic
61. The worlds most powerful super computer is called ASCI white.
62. World Wide Web was invented in 1993 by Tim Bareness Lee.
63. The B-programming language was developed by Ken Thompson.
64. The 1st commercially produced and sold computer (1951) was UNIVAC.
65. The transformation from heavy computers to PCs was made possible using microprocessors.
66. The first microprocessor was developed in 1971 by Intel.
67. A pentium 4 (P-4) employs roughly 40 million transistors.
68. Mark-1, Apple-1, and collossus were initial desktop computers.
69. Binary digits are briefed as bit.
70. A collection of bits is called byte.
71. The first home computer (1977), which was sold in millions of units was Apple II.
72. PARAM is a supercomputer.
73. Father of the Computer.. Charles Babbage